Tensions soar in Kiev over iconic Christian monastery (VIDEO)

The standoff

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is refusing to vacate Kiev Pechersk Lavra despite mounting pressure from the government.

The standoff between the Ukrainian government, the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), and the rival schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), continues over Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the largest Orthodox monastery in the country.

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